Richard Curtis (1) (1956–)

I worried the cute premise would be delivered without invention, essentially beating a joke to its death. The script actually was clever in both the overall plot and in small details: the fact that not only The Beatles were forgotten, a simple example.

A more impressive example: the scene in which Jack plays "Let It Be" to his parents, "the first people in the world to hear it!" There's room for small jokes, including the running joke of listeners mis-remembering the line as "Leave It Be" or show more "Let Him Be". But also a very clever creation of what it must feel like for anyone creating something and ensuing frustration when the wonder and satisfaction of the resulting efforts aren't perceived or shared by others. The film assumes the viewer brings in personal appreciation of the song, a safe assumption since it's widely admired as a great pop song and likely that many if not most viewers are Beatles fans. It follows the viewer shares Jack's frustration when his audience doesn't immediately react to the genius of the song, something not immediately true if the song were original to the movie, no matter how good it might be. This scene contrasts with an earlier, in which Jack's first-time singing of another Beatles classic is immediately appreciated by his audience. The viewer effectively merges into Jack's viewpoint in a powerful way, for which films (and novels) are justly celebrated.

While the romance is predictable and indeed, a tired trope ("You've had ten years to make your move", says the Girl to the Boy), the casting and acting breathe life into the characters. show less

It's rude in places, entirely unsuitable for children, and pokes fun at the established church and its congregation. But Dawn French is wonderful as the harassed but essentially kind-hearted Geraldine, and her supporting cast provide a lot of humour in one-liners, and both predictable comments and unexpected scenes.

We'd seen it before, although not for many years, and enjoyed it very much seeing just one or two episodes per week over several months.

This is the story of William thacker who runs a bookstore in London but its not working, one day out of blue a Hollywood star Anna scott visited there store, and coincidence series of events turn into a affair. Who hasn't ever dreamed of meeting a movie star, falling in love, and discovering the feelings are mutual . Story is a funny, enchanting, lighthearted take on just such a fairy-tale premise. Author screenplay of the film--which stars Hugh Grant as an ordinary British bookstore owner show more and Julia Roberts as the world-famous actress who waltzes into his store and his life changes. People who watched the movie will be pleased to relive such moments as Roberts's and Grant's first embarrassing meetings and her appearance at a small dinner party for Grant's sister, where she turns the situation upside-down. There is an additional set of scenes to the finished script, the book includes scenes which are not in the movie show less

This includes all four Black Adder series, and its hard to say which is best, except that the final series, which takes place during World War I, is certainly the most poignant. The ending is actually pretty serious, amazingly enough. If anyone only knows Rowan Atkinson as the silent Mr. Bean (or not silent, but still not very verbal Mr. Bean of the movie versions), the acid-tongued Black Adder will come as a surprise. Overall, I'd say this is funnier than Mr. Bean, but both are classics. I show more wouldn't recommend this one for small children, however. The supporting cast is great, especially Tony Robinson as Baldrick. show less